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Del. Toscano introduces ABC restrictions bill

Virginia Delegate David Toscano (D-Charlottesville) introduced two bills on Jan. 8 intended to regulate the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Agency (ABC) in response to the actions of several agents in an altercation with then second year University student Elizabeth Daly on April 11. The undercover ABC officers mistook a case of water in the backseat of Daly’s car to be a case of beer and drew weapons, jumped on the hood of the car, and attempted to break the car’s windows.


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Will you walk the Lawn?

At a meeting Monday afternoon, University administrators told several student leaders that the next phase of Rotunda renovations will impact Final Exercises for the Class of 2015 and potentially 2016.


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Gillespie likely to enter senate race

The New York Times reported Thursday that Republican strategist Ed Gillespie will likely challenge incumbent Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., in 2014. The news brought heightened focus to an election Warner had been widely predicted by analysts to win handedly.


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Student-authored bill gains legislative support

A mental health bill proposed by University students has made its way to the Courts of Justice subcommittee in the Virginia House of Delegates. House Bill 206 asks public university governing boards to improve efforts in “identifying symptoms of depression earlier, [and making] it easier for students to find mental health resources at their school…”


	University Police arrested 27-year-old Derrick Johnson, above, and charged him with rape. University Police Chief Michael Gibson had notified the University community of the alleged rape, which occurred on Jan. 1, on Jan. 2.
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Johnson arrested for New Years Day rape

Derrick Johnson, Sr., 27, was charged with raping a Charlottesville resident by force earlier this month on the 1200 block of Jefferson Park Avenue, according to a University Police press release.


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Rugby Road ID distributors to face prosecution, purchasers doubtably so

The University is awaiting the release of a list of names of those thought to have purchased a fake ID from a distributor on Rugby Road. The three individuals involved in the distribution were arrested in May after federal investigators raided the suspected headquarters. To date, legal action has only been taken against the three individuals associated with the distributor.


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Herring wins attorney general race

Virginia state senator Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, officially conceded the Virginia attorney general race to state senator Mark Herring, D-Loudon, on Wednesday.


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University no longer on 'warning' status

The University has officially been removed from the “warning” list for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, University President Teresa Sullivan announced in am email Tuesday afternoon.


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Carolyn Dillard, the Community Partnership Manager for the University’s Center of Community Partnerships, discusses the legacy of Dr. King through his 1963 speech at Old Cabell Hall and the Center's annual MLK Day celebrations and community events. Highlighting the most memorable moments of the keynote event by Dr. Imani Perry, Dillard explored the importance of Dr. King’s lasting message of resilience and his belief that individuals should hold themselves responsible for their actions and reactions.